Oyster Fisher,Apalachicola,Florida,Lewis Wickes Hine,January 1909,Child Labor

Title: A young oyster fisher [?] Others smaller employed in busy season. Apalachicola, Fla. Randsey Summerford says he starts out at 4 A.M. one day, is out all night in the little oyster boat and back next day some time. Gets a share of the proceeds. Said he was 16 years old and been at it 4 years. Lives in Georgia and is here 6 months a year. Location: Apalachicola, Florida.
Creator(s): Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1909 January.
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.
Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
In album: Canneries.
Hine no. 0574.
The word 'season' is underlined on the caption card.
Subjects:
Boys.
Child laborers.
Fishing boats.
Oystering.
Oyster industry.
United States--Florida--Apalachicola.
Glass negatives
Photographic prints
Bookmark /ncl2004001454/PP/
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